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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #750 on: June 03, 2015, 07:08:38 PM »
And here is a few views of the added section
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #751 on: June 03, 2015, 07:11:45 PM »
Some finished views
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #752 on: June 03, 2015, 07:13:34 PM »
I like the way that came out. Didn't reduce ground clearance much but added a bunch of strength and finished up that "Can't figure out what to do flat bottom look"
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #753 on: June 03, 2015, 07:14:56 PM »
While I was at it, I added two more internal braces tying the support bar into the front and vertical riser
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #754 on: June 03, 2015, 07:15:58 PM »
And that is what I got done today, build day 263
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #755 on: June 03, 2015, 07:30:24 PM »
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #756 on: June 03, 2015, 09:33:01 PM »
That is a monster. Looks great! Got to be getting heavy as all heck now though.
I like the lower raked back addition. I had thought about it and plain ran out of time to add it in to my build.
Now seeing it on yours, I may have to revisit it. Seems to 'complete' the bumper.
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #757 on: June 03, 2015, 11:17:17 PM »
Looks great!  Really fits the truck and project!
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #758 on: June 04, 2015, 01:29:34 AM »
That skirt finished it off nice. Maybe a few "kia" gussets so it stays as is?

Your gonna have to hang it on an engine hoist to paint it though!!!!!!!

You "bench" looks just as cluttered as mine,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #759 on: June 04, 2015, 08:20:15 AM »
That skirt finished it off nice. Maybe a few "kia" gussets so it stays as is?

Your gonna have to hang it on an engine hoist to paint it though!!!!!!!

You "bench" looks just as cluttered as mine,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Man you and I think the same!

Going over to Slowes today to score a couple bags of silica sand. Then I'll hang it from the engine crane and shoot it clean. I'm not worried about painting the thing, but moving it over to bolt it on is scaring me to death!
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #760 on: June 04, 2015, 12:11:03 PM »
That skirt finished it off nice. Maybe a few "kia" gussets so it stays as is?

Your gonna have to hang it on an engine hoist to paint it though!!!!!!!

You "bench" looks just as cluttered as mine,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Man you and I think the same!

Going over to Slowes today to score a couple bags of silica sand. Then I'll hang it from the engine crane and shoot it clean. I'm not worried about painting the thing, but moving it over to bolt it on is scaring me to death!

Yeah, looking like you're heading well North of 200# I'm thinking before the winch.
You're going to want some extra hands on deck for the install.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #761 on: June 04, 2015, 02:24:43 PM »
The skirt really finishes it off. I do have one thought though if you do push against something and you ride up over it is the backward angle of the skirt going to catch and hold you there? IF so maybe an angled plate welded to the skirt in the back to allow something to ride up and over going back out?  I know more weight.

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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #762 on: June 04, 2015, 04:19:54 PM »
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Laughed so hard when I saw this post! I had been saying it out loud w/ every new picture! anyone born in the late 70's early 80's might be reminded of the transformers character IRONHIDE as I was when I saw the side view of the fully skirted bumper. WELL DONE SIR! Now grab that bull bar and start w/ the bench curls!
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #763 on: June 04, 2015, 06:26:33 PM »
Man, that thing is a beast! Perfect match for ol square sides. Bravo.
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #764 on: June 04, 2015, 07:38:31 PM »
Speaking of weight, today I lifted it on the engine hoist. It's definitely heavy!

A lot of bumpers like this commercially made are mostly 11 gage steel with some 3/16" plate.

Mine is 1/4" plate, and doubled up in places with the propensity of it being 3/16", but even having sections of 3/8"

It will top 300 with the winch pretty easily and my guess is it will affect handling if it were not for the upcoming rear setup, which you numbskulls are going to love. Think this thing as some gadgetry design, wait till you see my "Check-6" build.
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #765 on: June 04, 2015, 07:42:53 PM »
First off today I added the limb riser cable stays. A 3/32" or 1/8", or maybe a 3/16" cable will attach to this point and rise to the top outboard corners of the roof rack. Obviously the cables will serve to hold the truck together should it get infested with termites

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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #766 on: June 04, 2015, 07:44:42 PM »
Next, I cut in the parking lights which used to reside in the lower edge of the fenders. They will now ride fully protected in this steel juggernaut!
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #767 on: June 04, 2015, 07:45:35 PM »
After some fancy plasma sword work the lens fits like this:
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #768 on: June 04, 2015, 07:47:49 PM »
Are we done yet?

Think young sky-walker and use the force...is it done yet?

Nope, gotta add in this lens guard fitment:
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #769 on: June 04, 2015, 07:52:17 PM »
And welds in like this
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #770 on: June 04, 2015, 07:53:16 PM »
Assemblized
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« Reply #771 on: June 04, 2015, 07:54:38 PM »
Here's where things started getting heavy
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #772 on: June 04, 2015, 07:57:33 PM »
After applying 50 pounds of high velocity sand

Did I type sand??

Eye-sockets are sort of gritty along with my molars, ears, and Ranger-dog
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« Reply #773 on: June 04, 2015, 08:01:42 PM »
And you may have noticed I didn't cut out for the LED flush mount lights. Well after measuring several times I surprised myself by not being able to find enough space to make a hole that was devoid of something being on the backside. HMMM, have to do something different.

Oh well, such is life

You can see that playground sand really cleaned that thing up. Fired up the red dog as well. Made an off hand 12 foot shot and caught her on the backside...Man that dog can move out!
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« Reply #774 on: June 04, 2015, 08:03:53 PM »
Working half days on SquareD these busy early summer days. And that my friends is all she wrote for build day 263
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #775 on: June 05, 2015, 12:25:09 AM »
Knew you get the hoist involved with this.

How much media did you use up? Thinking bout using walnut on mine. I did a frame once with sand and I wasn't clean for a week.
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #776 on: June 05, 2015, 09:14:02 AM »
Knew you get the hoist involved with this.

How much media did you use up? Thinking bout using walnut on mine. I did a frame once with sand and I wasn't clean for a week.

Yea, that hoist was necessary!

No lifting that monstrosity

Has to come near a sb chevy block assembly in weight!

I have a HF 110 lb pressurized sand blaster. It was about a forth full, to which I added another 50 lb bag. I sprayed until A. I had no skin left, and B. the goggles I was wearing were so opaque I couldn't see anymore, and C. My hearing went away with ears clogged with sand, and D. my teeth partially eroded away, and E. I ran out of sand.

Most of that happened concurrently!
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« Reply #777 on: June 05, 2015, 01:44:37 PM »
Next time you blast something use "Black Diamond" media, you can snag it at tractor supply and other such places. It works much faster, it's much healthier, and overall is mo better. It does require some playing with tip size...I use a 1/8 tip with the medium grit. My wife can clean a 14 bolt axle housing in under 10 minutes. With the finer grit I use a smaller unknown size nozzle ( I know lots of help) LoL Keep in mind the 1/8 tip size requires serious CFM. My compressor with 1" feed lines/hose and 160 gal of air can keep up..that's about 23cfm at 150 psi. But anything less, you'd have to pause to maintain pressure pot air volume.

The bumper looks great Don...if it weighs 300lbs your rear bumper according to ma farmer calculator will need to weight 750lbs to compensate for the already light rear end vs heavy front end ratio of leverage n such none sense LoL




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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #778 on: June 05, 2015, 01:49:51 PM »
Knew you get the hoist involved with this.

How much media did you use up? Thinking bout using walnut on mine. I did a frame once with sand and I wasn't clean for a week.

Yea, that hoist was necessary!

No lifting that monstrosity

Has to come near a sb chevy block assembly in weight!

I have a HF 110 lb pressurized sand blaster. It was about a forth full, to which I added another 50 lb bag. I sprayed until A. I had no skin left, and B. the goggles I was wearing were so opaque I couldn't see anymore, and C. My hearing went away with ears clogged with sand, and D. my teeth partially eroded away, and E. I ran out of sand.

Most of that happened concurrently!

Don, Why not just start up SquareD and back it out, turn around and use the John Deere to lift it into place...??  Oh wait... I'm ahead of myself. Nevermind...  8) 8)
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« Reply #779 on: June 05, 2015, 02:40:38 PM »
Knew you get the hoist involved with this.

How much media did you use up? Thinking bout using walnut on mine. I did a frame once with sand and I wasn't clean for a week.

Yea, that hoist was necessary!

No lifting that monstrosity

Has to come near a sb chevy block assembly in weight!

I have a HF 110 lb pressurized sand blaster. It was about a forth full, to which I added another 50 lb bag. I sprayed until A. I had no skin left, and B. the goggles I was wearing were so opaque I couldn't see anymore, and C. My hearing went away with ears clogged with sand, and D. my teeth partially eroded away, and E. I ran out of sand.

Most of that happened concurrently!

Don, Why not just start up SquareD and back it out, turn around and use the John Deere to lift it into place...??  Oh wait... I'm ahead of myself. Nevermind...  8) 8)
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« Reply #780 on: June 05, 2015, 02:44:17 PM »
Keep in mind the 1/8 tip size requires serious CFM. My compressor with 1" feed lines/hose and 160 gal of air can keep up..that's about 23cfm at 150 psi. But anything less, you'd have to pause to maintain pressure pot air volume.

The bumper looks great Don...if it weighs 300lbs your rear bumper according to ma farmer calculator will need to weight 750lbs to compensate for the already light rear end vs heavy front end ratio of leverage n such none sense LoL

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Model number:
 

Model :
 
PPE07V080V1
 

Description
 
7.5HP Two Stage Air Compressor
 

Pump :
 

Pump model number
 
APP4V1043T
 

Max PSI
 
175
 

SCFM
 
29 @ 100PSI / 26 @ 175 PSI
 

Pump Style
 
Two Stage V-4
 

Factory Settings
 
 145 PSI Shut off Max Pressure - Turn on Pressure 100 PSI
 

Pump RPM
 
640
 

Pump Material
 
Solid Cast Iron
 

Motor:
 

Running HP
 
7.5 HP
 

Voltage
 
208/230 Volt AC
 

Phase
 
1 Phase
 

Running AMP
 
32 AMP @ 208/230 VOLT
 

Start Up AMP
 
64 AMP @ 208/230
 

Recommended Breaker
 
50 AMP @ 208/230
 

Motor RPM
 
1750
 

Tank
 

Size
 
80 Gallon Vertical
 

Outlet Size
 
NPT 3/4"
 

Drain Type
 
Manual
 

Additional Information:
 

Dimensions ( L x W x H )
 
31 1/4" x 42 1/2" x 70 1/2"
 

Weight (Lbs)
 
918
 

Shipping Weight (LBS)
 
938
 

Certification
 
UL, CSA, ASME
 

Noise Rating
 
73 DBA
 

Warranty
 
5 year Bumper to Bumper- no Pro-rated
 
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #781 on: June 05, 2015, 02:49:56 PM »
Norm reply, still:

There is quite a bit going in the back still.
1. 80 odd gallon fuel tank, forward bed mounted
2. HD Bumper
3. Fuel/water can mount
4. Spare tire mount
5. Spare tire/wheel
6. Winch
7. Hi-lift jack
8. ladder/step thing
9. Awning
10. Back hatch/door assembly
11. Big outside accessible first aid kit
In the bed:
12. Recovery stuff kit
13. Spare parts kit
14. Fold away bunk
15. Seasonal "A" bag
16. Selected stuff (Ammo, food, electronics, clothing, environmental)

So between the bed and the bumper I'll exceed 750 lbs by a factor of 2-3
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« Reply #782 on: June 05, 2015, 04:14:48 PM »
My comp is s little shy of that, but not much.

I am thinking walnut as I don't plan on saving it AND I want less mess. I do have a TSC about 10 minutes away and will check that stuff out.
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #783 on: June 06, 2015, 12:15:59 AM »
I didn't have much time to work on the bumper today, but I did get a good heavy coat of acid etching primer sprayed on

Here is the bumper after a through bath of solvent. The surface was rough like fine sandpaper, so that sand blasting definitely made an impression
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« Reply #784 on: June 06, 2015, 12:16:55 AM »
This paint is not the cheap stuff. You mix the primer with an activator just before spraying, then get right to it
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« Reply #785 on: June 06, 2015, 12:18:34 AM »
That bumper literally soaked up that paint. I sprayed a full gun, then had to top the gun off three more times, finally running out of primer and I didn't get completely finished!
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« Reply #786 on: June 06, 2015, 12:19:38 AM »
But, it did a pretty good job of covering everything!
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« Reply #787 on: June 06, 2015, 09:32:08 PM »
Today I made some small improvements to the bumper then painted it

First I added a couple grounding lugs. I'll run a ground strap from the engine block to the bumper, then have a dedicated ground lug for the winch
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« Reply #788 on: June 06, 2015, 09:34:53 PM »
I noticed (And no one caught it) but I forgot to wrap the upper steel link with an edge piece. So I fired up the welder once again and got those suckers welded on
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« Reply #789 on: June 06, 2015, 09:36:26 PM »
With that done, I lightly sanded the whole bumper with steel wool to scratch up the surface, then used undercoating on the inside and underside surfaces.
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« Reply #790 on: June 06, 2015, 09:37:23 PM »
Here's the underside, and I'm thinking this is plenty good enough as a starting point
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« Reply #791 on: June 06, 2015, 09:40:00 PM »
I used my favorite semi gloss black paint with hardener
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« Reply #792 on: June 06, 2015, 09:43:18 PM »
The plan was, with consideration to how much primer that bumper ate up, to paint just the tubes and supports black, with two coats.  The flat panels of the bumper would then be finished with Raptor Urethane bed liner at a later time.

But lady luck was smiling in my direction and I had enough paint to give everything three coats!

Here's the first...This paint gives great coverage!
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« Reply #793 on: June 06, 2015, 09:44:27 PM »
And here it is afterward with all the paint sprayed on and with some drying time:
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #794 on: June 06, 2015, 09:47:39 PM »
I will decide tomorrow or Monday whether to hold steady as she goes, or proceed with taping off the tubing and uprights, and spraying the bumper with Raptor liner. Frankly with the goobered up look of some of those welds, I might be money ahead to go the bed liner (Hide-ah-mistake) approach.

Anyway, here's the scene at the end of build day 266
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #795 on: June 06, 2015, 09:54:26 PM »
hide-ah-mistake

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would that be like privates doing the P.O.D. (paint over dirt) method?
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #796 on: June 06, 2015, 09:57:41 PM »
Yea, kina like that

Difference being, my dirt is pretty solid! Just not prudy.
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« Reply #797 on: June 06, 2015, 10:07:15 PM »
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #798 on: June 07, 2015, 08:24:43 AM »
That bumper would fit that square Chevy of yours Nate

I'd almost be willing to trade for some of those meals you have posted up!
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Re: SquareD Part 6 Starting to finish!!!
« Reply #799 on: June 07, 2015, 02:08:55 PM »
its not me you have to convince, its tracey and her truck
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